Lost cost AI
Want to buy a cheap AI? A year on from DeepSeek shock, get set for flurry of low-cost Chinese AI models reut.rs/3O7JM9X...
Academic Concerns
These are very significant issues across the sector; in this case (there are many others) and it also relates to Uyghur Muslims. China academic intimidation claim referred to counter-terrorism...
Indonesia Chatbot
An (unnamed) #Indonesia chatbot is due to be announced. SCMP, Indonesia aims to create its version of DeepSeek in bid to become AI hub, 19 Feb 2025 “An ambitious...
KSA China Tech ‘boost‘
Alvin R. Cabral, The National, China Telecom could boost Saudi Arabia’s tech capacity at huge scale, 26 Nov 2024 “The Beijing operator is the fourth-largest telecom company globally in...
Pakistan Firewall
Abid Hussain, Al Jazeera, Pakistan tests China-like digital ‘firewall’ to tighten online surveillance, 26 Nov 2024 “The trial of the new firewall comes at a time of heightened political tensions in...
UAE AI
This is an interesting strategic collaboration associated with AI and energy development/control: The National, UAE’s Hodler Investments and China’s GCL Energy to power AI data centres in Ethiopia, 7...